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Public records lawsuit alleges coordination with environmental groups and improper redactions.


According to the Office of Chief Trial Counsel the man placed attorney ads in a Spanish-language outlet representing himself a...


Professor Robin Feldman is the Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Law and the director of the AI Law &...


Judges in California and Washington last week rejected class certification in lawsuits against Zendesk Inc. and Snap Inc., cit...


Bipartisan lawmakers cite the Zachary Scrivner case as evidence the 2018 statute needs tighter limits.


After a year of reforms, attorneys applaud Los Angeles County Superior Court technology and settlement tools but say staffing ...


Once a flowing river through Bakersfield, the Kern now runs dry for most of the year. A case now before the California Supreme...


After an 18-day trial, jurors concluded a neurosurgeon should not have performed a high-risk pituitary procedure that left wom...


The new judges come from varied backgrounds including prosecutors and public defenders.


Uber filed an amended federal complaint sharpening RICO allegations against Los Angeles personal injury lawyers and medical pr...


Benjamin Softness is a litigator and former Silicon Valley in-house counsel focused on complex litigation, appellate and criti...


A former Instacart executive aide alleges she was fired for running for Congress and her policy views, while Instacart contend...


A state advisory committee says confusion over appellate review and access to criminal justice data has stalled Racial Justice...


A Woodland Hills addiction treatment provider sued the Los Angeles Fire Department, alleging it unlawfully refused to sign rou...


A Los Angeles judge fast-tracked and consolidated UCLA's arbitration and discovery motions regarding Pasadena's lawsuit seekin...


A pilot program assigning discovery and other law and motion matters in unlimited civil cases to a single courtroom is showing...


Torts/Personal Injury


The Los Angeles Angels and the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs reached an undisclosed settlement as jurors prepared to del...


Intellectual Property


A decade-long patent fight against GoPro faces uncertainty after an inconsistent jury verdict, prompting both sides to seek ju...


Intellectual Property


A tech entrepreneur countersued his mansion manager, claiming he seized control of AGI House in San Francisco, stole trademark...


A judge postponed the Rebecca Grossman wrongful death trial to April, citing the lead defense counsel's unexpected departure,...


Judges and Judiciary


Commission says Archuleta disparaged families and skirted rules in dependency court.


Criminal


As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares a deficit-year budget, prosecutors tout new numbers under the tough on crime initiative.


California Supreme Court


Justices ruled San Jose may issue pension obligation bonds without voter approval, rejecting taxpayer challenges and affirming...


Criminal


Former federal prosecutor rejoins Hueston Hennigan

Dec. 19, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Trial boutique Hueston Hennigan has rehired former assistant U.S. attorney Jenna Williams as of counsel in Los Angeles, bolste...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Ross E. Viselman brings more than two decades of legal and regulatory experience to BD&J as the firm's chief legal and eth...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


The move follows a broader influx of private equity and other investors into legal services. The investment is expected to hel...


A $5 billion class action alleges Google secretly used AI to monitor Verizon customer service calls in Arizona, violating stat...


An appeals court reversed an arbitration order, holding BMW could not enforce a dealership arbitration clause against a consum...


With more than $200 million at stake, jurors in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful death trial asked to review expert testimony project...


Pasadena urged a judge to accelerate UCLA arbitration hearings, arguing delays freeze litigation and block injunction efforts ...